New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

Georgia. Mr.. Whiting is keen observer and in
chat about the South he said among other things:
"Ihe politics Of the South are undergoing change IN
only one direction-that of the tariff The Atlanta
Constitution came out while was in Georgia with
statement that the protective tariff idea growing
50 rapidly in the South that the Georgia Congress-
men would favor it after few more OF them should
be lett at home because of their opposition to protec-
ton The idea of the New South is very fascinating
and has been eagerly seized by the younger gen
Grafton The life of the South, however, is Northern
blood IL is the Northern in Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Birming an and Atlanta who has made these
places great business centres
The capitalist who is furnishing large part of the
money fo the erection of the new hotel in Broadway
at Thrty-sixth-st is L. r. Green, Of Boston. He is
pleasant gentleman of perhaps fifty five years of age,
wtlh light complexion and blue eyes and white Burn
SIDE whis<ers He has been engaged Tor IN fit
ting public buildings with water steam gas and ele-
,aeCrs and has the contract tor his class OF Work on
the new State House at Indianapolis. and has Tilted up
many OF the public buildings at Washington. In ms
contract work he has amassed larse fortune ana Is
putting generous share of II into this hotel In talk
ing about his venture the other day he said that he
ana his associates had sixty hree years lease OF the
ground from the Trinity Church corporation. 1--WE
nave let out all the work. he said under contract to
one man. so that is not worrying us, and have no
supervision OF the work We using a new style OF
machine pressed bricks in the structure They are
made in Washington and nave attracted good deal OF
attention from local builders"
The excitement over the Montreal election brought
tory Of the retiring chief magistrate of that city,
Mayor Beaugrand. The general facts of his career are
pretty well known He pushed out iuto the wOrld
at the age OF fifteen years to make his way alone lie
went ron France to Eng land worked as u sailor on
collier came to Ncw-fork as clerk, became re-
porter and shifted round from Ne" York to Boston,
'hica 90 and ~. Louis Then he went to Mexico ana
turned up III the army OF MaXimilian He enlisted IA
soldier hut rose to the highest non commissioned
raik Then he applied TOR examination and promotion
to the commissioned grade But the war ended and
- tn n
became nauralized citizen of the United States
ana his application tor promotion refused because
OF THIS tact. lie undertook To restore himself to the
allegiance OF France. out found that would require
three years time before he could again claim to be
French citizen. As he could not get his commission III
ess time he became dissatisfied With France anu came
back to America to cast his lot in Mon real ;layOr
Beaurind is OF the leaders OF the Liberal party IN
Canada in opposition to the Conservative Government
On Broadway occasionally is seen j. Hamilton Brown,
who member OF the American teams OF sharp
Nho)ters that encountered the crack shots in the great
international contests. He his the height and angl
laiiy o. a bIckwoodsman. but possesses the aIvan
tagrs resulting from cit, associations and attrition
with men. He is man OF perhaps fifty years OF age
with genial face covered with gray whisker'. lie
has been deyong attention to the improvement OF
ons-rangc rifles.
Yankee enterprise tha. is pnshing its way into
Europe is the laying of asphalt pavements In Broad
way the other day met aJtain f. Y. Grecre, OF the
United State. Army. who is cc'cd with the com
Jany which LAID most of the asphalt pavemcn's IN
Washington lie said that the head OF their company, \.
L. Barber. who has been abroad tor nearly year,
gagged in LAYING pavemcnts in Paris and Berlin. France
originally the home OF asphalt pavemcnts ana the
fact that Americans have been able to compete In such
matter with The French engineers and contractors il
pretty good cyicnce OF the enterprise OF this country
The pcs-o1al popularity of W. j. Florence, the
il exceptional lie Is Of those ioyal aud
good na'urcl men whose talk il always listened 10
with interest. Mr. Florence has been PLAYING in
Brooklyn. but living n his O.d home. the rum Avenue
Itot.l. For the ir.t time since have been IN the
road. g" said he wcut down into Southern California
10 Los Angelo. aud below. II Is doghtihl country
there. but ihi1k tc PEG. c in that section are Gtca
cneryatel by the mild climate. Thcy are - dhereat
people from the rugged iuhlh ants OF the section We
visitcI near Lake MuueJuka, in Mnue~ota. OF found
a Lcudvillc. where We We're mp So high above the
that the air II actually oppressive m H. rarc",'
II actually hurt me 10 breathe there. h1d mo- idra
how high We were above the ocean until one OF ill'
editors n order to impress me with heir height said
that tw,u'' six Na.hu ton monuments placed onn on
ton 90 another would ust indicate the hcl.h1 Ot Lead
VILE above the lc, 81 OF Nashin-to
Colonel Rcia who is well known IN Wall Street, is \
black haired blacscyed OF small stature. with
sha,cly head aud yoIubc tongue. lie told me the
other day how he entered upon his amy career. sad
ne. | had q uOdon thut wanted to enlist when
vent dom To the recruiting station ana "a" the re,
puicmont OF stature to be five feet aud i've inches
looked on il rs q reflection by nv Government upon
me individually. Tor WINS only ave feet ana ihire
inches high hut considered myself just a. big man rs
there In the whole country, and Just "a able u
draw n bounty and shoulder a muskct. studio the
matter over Tor a while and made up my mind thar l
would not Ice discrcdited in my manhood by any Gov
eminent that ever eX stcl. went To my -hoemascr
and told him . make pair OF shoes To order. did
rot dare pile II too thick On The suies 50 had
them made on, halt inch high, but had some cork
insocs made that added another inch. 80 han got
within hall AN inch OF the marx. The examining
SURGEON did the ret. lie sad that he did not mind
such u little thing halt inch but il the fellows
were two and three inches shorter he would not think
OF passing them. ! snickcrcd and said nothing. and
that l. how the Government came 10 get tn" benefit OF
my valuable services and how came to get the Gov
ernmeuts valuable bounty.